Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (166806)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Discussions (6274)

Heather Echola's Discussions

Nothing like getting it all done at once

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 17h

Friday was a freaky day in a way, but working half day and then having coffee with Jane and then having a doctor's appointment, and extra labs was a good kick off for winter break. Today I had three medical appointments as well....

december 2025

medical appointments

shopping

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I made my doctor laugh

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 20 Dec

I want to say that I am so thankful for my primary care physician. She listens, values me as a person, and has a great sense of humor. I was not trying to make her laugh, she could just see the total irony in a situation. This...

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Poor Bruno . . .

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 18 Dec

Bruno went in and out and in and out one more time this morning as I was hurrying to leave. I knew Bob would look for him to come back in after a while. It is not really cold here. In fact it was 50 something Fahrenheit. . . but...

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I am not getting here much right now

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 18 Dec

No excuses, really, just exhaustion last night. Yesterday I swam with the Structured Class. (High needs students) and I have not been in a pool in six months. Wrestling a slippery fish of a kiddo and trying to get him to do...

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I am headed to bed

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 14 Dec

I have filled my smallest crock pot with the ingredients for chili. All except chopped bell peppers and onions. I will do that in the morning. It will cook on low all day, and I really look forward to some good eating tomorrow...

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We were going to Wichita, to eat at Cracker Barrel, but

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 13 Dec

So we went to Newton for groceries and laundry. We had agreed we would go to Wichita to eat at Cracker Barrel for lunch. We like going there at least once in the Christmas season. However, Bob got a bit turned around. We both...

december 2025

the barn

lunch

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Soup is simmering

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 11 Dec

When we visited my brother at Thanksgiving the night before we had soup for supper. It was potatoes, onions, cabbage and smoked sausage. I have been meaning to make some ever since. I even bought some cabbage. Bob shredded the...

december 2025

cabbage soup

supper

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Desk time

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 9 Dec

I need to write out some bills and also some Christmas cards. Not much time to do myLot today. Even though Pedro got me up a half hour early. I also need to put on shoes and pack my lunch for work. Good morning to all in myLot...

december 2025

paperwork

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10 people

My plants are thirsty.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 6 Dec

I think I forgot to water them last week. My lemon grass looks particularly parched. So you know what I will be doing today. Plus paying bills, And getting in the Christmas frame of mind.

december 2025

chores

plants

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What a rough afternoon (not)

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 5 Dec

My substituting right now is in the lower grade levels. And it is the holidays. So there is a lot of out of the ordinary things going on. At Veteran's Day we made a huge paper chain flag. Thanksgiving we made pumpkin pie in a...

december 2025

substitute

crafts and fun

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Filling in the calendar

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 5 Dec

I will be working full time, or nearly so until the end of the semester. Full time for sure after break. We are in a situation where two paraprofessionals in Ellen's room are experiencing high risk pregnancies. One of them has...

december 2025

classroom coverage

visits with friends

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Fun frugal food

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 2 Dec

Well, with the tariffs and all, avocados are pricey. I have not been buying them at all. Often when I do buy them they are not great quality. We shopped a tiny bit the other day, and I literally haunt the mark down sections at my...

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I was up all night, off and on

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 1 Dec

I was checking on the snow we were supposed to get. We didn't get any until 7 a.m. I had gone to bed Sunday night with visions of a snow day in my head. No such luck. The ground was still warm enough that the snow melted right...

december 2025

no snow

back to school

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Shall we compare?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 30 Nov

It is 21F right now where I live. That is about -6 C, so it is a little chilly. Today we do not have the winds that were going up to 40 mph.yesterday. We keep our house at 67 F/21 C usually. Once in a while I will crank it up to...

november 2025

comparing temperatures

staying warm

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We MAY have snow

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 30 Nov

If we have snow it MAY add up to about two inches. I am all good, though. Have plenty of milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper. I always do, it is a habit. We have some other good and yummy things as well.At my brother's house we...

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Winter is definitely here

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 29 Nov

It rained off and on all night, and we are in a wind storm warning. It will get cooler for the next few days, with maybe some white stuff happening to fall. I had an errand to do, and did it, just to force myself to get out. My...

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I slept in

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 26 Nov

No alarms. I got out of bed at 6:15. We will go to my brother's house today. I have to leave food and water and clean littler trays for the cats and pack our things. Other things are just "maybe". We will be back on Friday. For...

november 2025

thanksgiving

travel

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Getting things done

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 23 Nov

I watered most of my plants. Dried all the clean laundry. Even folded or hung some of it. The trash is out. We went to church. Our lunch was left over pizza from yesterday. Bob is just not eating much. I put a new door sweep on...

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Well it is Saturday

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 22 Nov

I have been meaning to get laundry done and shopping all week. Finally made it today. We were going to get up early and go--HA! Bob's oldest younger sister had a birthday today. She turned 78, I believe. He called her. He...

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Decisions, decisions

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166806) • United States 20 Nov

Just when I thought I was going to change jobs, I am not. I was to interview tomorrow for a company that provides residential support to the adult disabled. I would have been in charge of the whole county. We do not have many...

november 2025

changes at work

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